Saint Luke’s Michael & Marlys Haverty Cardiometabolic Center of Excellence

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A New Approach to Heart Disease and Diabetes

The Cardiometabolic Center of Excellence is designed to treat cardiovascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, and other related comorbidities, including myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease.

The treatment of this group requires coordinated care by a multidisciplinary team, which can be difficult to deliver in typical clinical settings. At this one-of-a-kind clinic, patients are managed in close collaboration with their primary care teams and specialists such as endocrinologists and nephrologists.

Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: A Dangerous Combination

Those with diabetes have a two to four times greater risk for developing coronary artery disease and stroke. And one-third of patients older than 35 with diabetes have established cardiovascular disease. Despite advances in medical care, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in those with diabetes.

Having diabetes and heart disease together can result in life-threatening complications or additional cardiac events or strokes. Cardiovascular disease and metabolic disorders such as diabetes share critical risk factors that make complications more likely if not well controlled. These shared risk factors include: high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, tobacco use and lack of physical activity. Cardiovascular injury can happen long before the official diagnosis of diabetes, making it vitally important to begin cardiovascular risk reduction behaviors as soon as possible.

New Treatments for Cardiometabolic Disease

Those with diabetes can benefit from a comprehensive treatment approach that targets cardiovascular risk reduction. This can be achieved through numerous therapeutic options, such as blood pressure management strategies, lipid-lowering therapies, agents developed for glucose lowering with demonstrated cardiovascular benefits, and compounds that target inflammation.

Make an Appointment

To schedule an appointment, call 816-751-8327 or request an appointment online.

Providers

Michael E Nassif, MD

Cardiology, Hospitalist

Andrew James Sauer, MD

Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology

Location

Saint Luke’s Michael & Marlys Haverty Cardiometabolic Center of Excellence
4321 Washington St., Suite 2400
Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: 816-751-8327

News

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AARP: Diabetes Centers Offer Comprehensive Care

In early 2019, Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute opened the Michael & Marlys Haverty Cardio­metabolic Center of Excellence offering a new kind of diabetes care.
Jul. 29, 2021

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Over the pandemic, heart disease and diabetes deaths increased significantly. Recent data from the CDC shows these death rates saw the biggest jumps in at least two decades.
Jul. 15, 2021

Major Health Partners Joins the Cardiometabolic Center Alliance as a Charter Member

The Cardiometabolic Center Alliance (CMCA), founded by Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute is honored to announce the addition of Major Health Partners (MHP) as a Charter Member of the Alliance.
Oct. 13, 2020

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Joins the Cardiometabolic Center Alliance as a Key Strategic Partner and Charter Member

The Cardiometabolic Center Alliance (CMCA), founded by Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute is pleased to announce the addition of University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center as Key Strategic Partner and Charter Member.
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Three-time Heart Attack Survivor Takes Control of His Health

After suffering three heart attacks and struggling to manage his overall health, David Clifton turned to the team Saint Luke's Michael & Marlys Haverty Cardiometabolic Center of Excellence.
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Jul. 1, 2019

diaTribe: Preventative Cardiology: Rethinking Diabetes Care to Improve Heart Health

The Saint Luke’s Michael and Marlys Haverty Cardio Metabolic Center of Excellence is a new clinic designed to provide comprehensive risk reduction, by focusing on the prevention and treatment of heart complications in people with type 2 diabetes.